It's a false promise... but also a worse-is-better phenomenon. Good enough, if your ignore the problem cases, to allow rapid progress. It tempts you, and delive

It's a false promise... but also a worse-is-better phenomenon. Good enough, if your ignore the problem cases, to allow rapid progress. It tempts you, and delivers convenience often enough you come to rely on it, only to then discover more subtle problems it was hiding later. It's the worst system, except for all the others.